A Louisiana sheriff faced a torrent of criticism Thursday after video surfaced in which he touted the importance of keeping “good” prisoners incarcerated to perform money-saving menial labor, comments some said depicted a form of modern-day slavery. The controversy comes as a state with a notoriously large incarcerated population begins to implement a series of prison reforms. (Washington Post)

According to the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections, 1,400 prisoners will be released from state custody on Nov. 1. Sheriff Prator said at the news conference that more than 60 of them would be released from the Caddo Correctional Center. Louisiana has long had the highest rate of incarcerated people per capita of any state in the country. (New York Times)

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